Two dead in Queens rowhouse blast as gunman is shot by police

Two people were found dead inside a Far Rockaway rowhome after a midday explosion; authorities say 33-year-old Kegan Thomas emerged with a large shotgun, refused to drop it, and was shot by police, later being hospitalized in critical but stable condition. His wife had described concerns about a history of mental illness, though police later said he had no documented mental illness in their records. The cause of the two deaths and the blast is still under investigation, and nearby homes were damaged with residents displaced.